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        <title><![CDATA[There is no intentional hyperbole in "Africa." One could argue that Diop...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is no intentional hyperbole in "Africa." One could argue that Diop exaggerates the nature of Africa by suggesting that all of Africa is dark, humiliated, and warrior-like.  But, most would argue that that is not the author's intent.
More concrete, obvious devices from "Africa" are alliteration, apostrophe, parallelism, and paradox.
Alliteration = "beautiful black blood," "faded flowers," and "bit by bit acquires/ The bitter taste"...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is there hyperbole in David Diop's poem "Africa"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is there hyperbole in David Diop's poem "Africa"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:13:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How did African poetry respond to colonialism?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How did African poetry respond to colonialism?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:14:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Diop's strongest poetic device in this poem is that of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Diop's strongest poetic device in this poem is that of personification.  He infuses Africa with human qualities, and talks directly to her.  He reinforces her humanity with the images of &quot;beautiful black blood... The blood of your sweat.... The sweat of your work ...your back that is unbent .&quot;  The purpose of using personification is to make readers empthasize more with the plight of Africa.  To be just a continent is too...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 12:02:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Please comment on the poetic devices used in &quot;Africa my...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Please comment on the poetic devices used in &quot;Africa my Africa&quot; by David Diop.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 10:36:48 PST</pubDate>
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